Oumar Issa, a Malian arrested in Ghana in 2009, admitted to trafficking cocaine in Africa to support the terrorist activities of al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and FARC. Cases against his two Malian accomplices are underway.
US will shift focus from Middle East to Asia Pacific, Barack Obama declares
UN nuclear chief says must alert world about Iran
Mikael Davud, one of three accused of plotting terrorist acts, told the court he had asked al Qaeda in Iran for training but was trained by an unnamed group. Prosecutors plan to show he trained at an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan. The accused may avoid conviction of conspiracy by maintaining they did not collaborate […]
Prosecutors said Nasserdine Menni was telephoned by Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab the day of the bombing. Menni is accused of helping finance the 2010 attack. Court documents also indicate Abdulwahab called someone in Iraq the day of the bombing, and that he tried to detonate his car before blowing himself up.
The video shows uniformed Haqqani Network fighters conducting a variety of training exercises in a camp in North Waziristan.
Who’s bombing Somalia? French, US trade blame
The strike took place in Ramzak in North Waziristan, an area which has not been targeted in the past. The Pakistani military operates a large base in Ramzak.
Did a pro-US tilt just cost Pakistan’s ambassador his job?
Air Force receives first batch of 30,000-pound bombs from Boeing
Karzai Details Vision for Long-Term Partnership With US
Ayman al Zawahiri, the emir of al Qaeda, released a videotape that commemorated his predecessor, Osama bin Laden. “People don’t know that this man was tender, gentle, kind, with refined feelings, even when life was hard,” Zawahiri said.
US Predators killed 18 Taliban and “foreign fighters” in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters during fighting yesterday in Arakzai. Five “terrorists” and two policemen were killed during a clash in Karachi.
Karzai says Afghanistan needs future pact with US but says night raids must end
President Karzai said the US must end night raids before a status of forces deal can be negotiated. The US killed 27 Taliban fighters in an airstrike in Nangarhar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Ghazni, Khost, Nangarhar, Laghman, Logar, and Wardak. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in […]
Pakistani girls defy Taliban school bombings
The Behsud district in Nangarhar, where the al Qaeda leader was targeted, is a known hub of jihadist activities.
Air weapons teams have provided significant firepower to ISAF and Afghan troops.
Yesterday, Yemeni troops killed seven AQAP fighters, including an Iranian, a Pakistani, and two Somali nationals, during fighting in Zinjibar. AQAP remains in control of the provincial capital.
Iranian officials meet with Syrian opposition
Two people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu. Shabaab said Kenya “failed” in its attempt to secure the south.
President Jonathan Goodluck called for Boko Haram fighters to lay down their arms, and promised “mercy.” Boko Haram detonated an IED on a highway in Maiduguri.
Five Predators fired up to 10 missiles at a “sprawling compound” along the border with Pakistan. “Foreign fighters” are said to be among those killed.
Karzai aims to set limits on American troops
Hackers get Norway info secrets
Iran: Explosion occurred during military research
MI6 spies died in battle against al-Qaeda, William Hague to say
US must stop night raids if it wants to keep bases in Afghanistan past 2014, Hamid Karzai warns
Al Koud is the latest town in Abyan province to fall to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
The terror group said “a solder in our brigade” killed six people, including four security personnel, in Taraz on Nov. 12.